ukevents
Joined: 15 Dec 2003
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:24 am Post subject: To all the Crackpots !! |
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> A water bearer in China had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a
pole
> which he carried across his neck.
>
> One pot had a crack in it, while the other pot was perfect and always
> delivered a full portion of water.
>
> At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot
> arrived only half full.
>
> For a full two years this went on daily, with the bearer delivering only
one
> and a half pots full of water to his house.
>
> Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments, perfect for
> which it was made.
>
> But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and
miserable
> that it was able to accomplish only half of what it had been made to do.
>
> After 2 years of what it perceived to be a bitter failure, it spoke to the
> water bearer one day by the stream...
>
> "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to
leak
> out all the way back to your house."
>
> The bearer said to the pot, "Did you notice that there were flowers only
on
> your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?
>
> That's because I have always known about your flaw, and I planted flower
> seeds on your side of the path.. Every day while we walk back, you've
> watered them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful
> flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are,
> there would not be this beauty to grace the house."
>
> Moral:
> Each of us has our own unique flaws. We're all cracked pots. But it's
the
> cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very
> interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what
> they are, and look for the good in them.
>
> Blessings to all my crackpot friends . |
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